Sense of touch: Thermic glasses

I recently introduced my kids to the topic of our five basic senses. After doing an overview of the five senses, we are spending some time exploring each of the senses in more depth. Today I am sharing a sense of touch activity for kids. (We previously did another activity to explore the sense of touch that involved sandpaper grading and matching.)

Our skin is the primary organ of touch on our bodies. Our sense of touch is strongest on our fingertips. Nonetheless, we are able to perceive touch on all parts of our skin.

An activity commonly found in the sensorial area of the Montessori classroom is thermic bottles or thermic tables. Thermic activities are about heightening children’s sense of temperature. For this activity, I decided to make my own thermic glasses for my kids to explore.

The top layer of our skin is called the epidermis. This layer contains touch receptor cells that take in information from the environment and pass it along to our brains. In this way, our sense of touch is what gives our brain information about temperature, texture, pressure, and more.

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